Nuclei of cranial nerves Anna L Kiss Department

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Nuclei of cranial nerves Anna L. Kiss Department Anatomy, Histology and Embryology Semmelweis University

Nuclei of cranial nerves Anna L. Kiss Department Anatomy, Histology and Embryology Semmelweis University Budapest 2018

Cranial nerves: v they belong to the peripheral nervous system v 12 pairs: olfactory

Cranial nerves: v they belong to the peripheral nervous system v 12 pairs: olfactory nerve (I) optic nerve (II) oculomotory nerve (III) trochlear nerve (IV) trigeminal nerve (V) abducens nerve (VI) facial nerve (VII) vestibulocochlear (stato-acustic) nerve (VIII) glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) vagus nerve (X) accessory nerve (XI) hypoglossal nerve (XII)

Cranial nerves Olfactory nerve (I) Optic chiasma (II) Optic tract (II) Oculomotory nerve (III)

Cranial nerves Olfactory nerve (I) Optic chiasma (II) Optic tract (II) Oculomotory nerve (III) Abducens nerve (VI) Trochlear nerve (IV) Trigeminal nerve (V) Facial nerve (VII) Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII) Glossopharyngeal+vagus nerves (IX, X) Accessory nerve (XI) Hypoglossal nerve (XII)

Spinal nerves: mixed (sensory, motor sometimes vegetative fibers) radix posterior ganglion spinale nervus spinalis

Spinal nerves: mixed (sensory, motor sometimes vegetative fibers) radix posterior ganglion spinale nervus spinalis radix anterior

Cranial nerves Functionally: Visceral (vegetative): autonom, unvoluntary Somatic: voluntary Sensory: Motory: about the outside

Cranial nerves Functionally: Visceral (vegetative): autonom, unvoluntary Somatic: voluntary Sensory: Motory: about the outside world; structures developed from embryonic ectoderm and somatic mesoderm controlling voluntary muscles, derived from somites and embryonic gill arches general somatic afferent GSA somatic efferent SE Sensory: viscera developed from ectoderm and splanchnic mesoderm general visceral afferent GVS Motory: controlling function of the viscera (symphatetic and parasymphatetic) visceral efferent VE

 • Olfactory nerve (I): is developing as an early part of the primitive

• Olfactory nerve (I): is developing as an early part of the primitive telencephalon • Optic nerve (II): is developing as an outpouching from the diencephalon • Carnial nerves III to XII: v originate from the brain stem v are embryologically homologous with spinal nerves v nuclei of them derived originally from cell columns homologous with the columns of the spinal cord

Special sensory cranial nerves • Olfactory nerve (I) • Optic nerve (II) • Vestibulocochlear

Special sensory cranial nerves • Olfactory nerve (I) • Optic nerve (II) • Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)

Cranial nerves • Motor nerves: • IV, VI, XII – somatomotor • III –

Cranial nerves • Motor nerves: • IV, VI, XII – somatomotor • III – somatomotor, visceromotor • Sensory: • VIII – special (hearing, balance) • Mixed: • V, VII, IX, X - sensory, motor + vegetatíve (exept: V) • Special motor: • XI (motoros – spinal fibers) • Not really cranial nerves: • I, and II – outgrowth of the central nervous system

Oculomotory nerve (III) • Somatomotory innervation of the muscles of the eye and parasympathetic

Oculomotory nerve (III) • Somatomotory innervation of the muscles of the eye and parasympathetic motor innervation to the pupil cerebral aqueduct central gray matter parasympathetic nucleus (Edinger-Westfal) somatomotor nucleus crus cerebri (cerebral peduncle)

Oculomotory nerve (III) mamillary body interpeduncular fossa crus cerebri (cerebral peduncle) oculomotory nerve (III)

Oculomotory nerve (III) mamillary body interpeduncular fossa crus cerebri (cerebral peduncle) oculomotory nerve (III)

Trochlear nerve (IV) Somatomotory innervation of the eye muscle: sup. oglique inf. colliculus motor

Trochlear nerve (IV) Somatomotory innervation of the eye muscle: sup. oglique inf. colliculus motor nucleus of cranial n. IV. red nuclues

Trochlear nerve (IV) thalamus pineal body trochlear nerve midbrain

Trochlear nerve (IV) thalamus pineal body trochlear nerve midbrain

Trochlear nerve (IV) pons trochlear nerve

Trochlear nerve (IV) pons trochlear nerve

Abducens nerve (VI) Somatomotory innervation of the muscle of the eye: rectus lateralis m.

Abducens nerve (VI) Somatomotory innervation of the muscle of the eye: rectus lateralis m. thalamus midbrain nucleus of the abducens nerve: in the pontine part of the rhomboid fossa (IV ventr. ) rhomboid fossa, floor of the IV. ventricle

Abducens nerve (VI) pons medulla oblongata abducens nerve

Abducens nerve (VI) pons medulla oblongata abducens nerve

III, IV, VI cranial nerves oculomotory n. trochlear n. abducens n. cavernous sinus sup.

III, IV, VI cranial nerves oculomotory n. trochlear n. abducens n. cavernous sinus sup. orbital fissure orbit

Cranial nerves innervating the eye’s muscles: III, IV, VI sup. oblique m. trochlear n.

Cranial nerves innervating the eye’s muscles: III, IV, VI sup. oblique m. trochlear n. lat. rectus m. oculomotory n. abducens n. ggl. ciliare

Trigeminal nerve (V) • Mixed nerve: somatomotory and somatosensory fibers • Somatomotory fibers: muscles

Trigeminal nerve (V) • Mixed nerve: somatomotory and somatosensory fibers • Somatomotory fibers: muscles of mastication • Somatosensory fibers: entire face (form the lower margin of the mandible to the top of the scalp also the anterior wall of the auditory tube dura mater Mesencephalic n. of V. : is a ganglion • Autonomic „hitchhikers”: from cranial nerves VII and IX

Trigeminal nerve (V) Sensory nuclei: mesencephalic n. Motor nucleus: pons main sensory nucleus (n.

Trigeminal nerve (V) Sensory nuclei: mesencephalic n. Motor nucleus: pons main sensory nucleus (n. sensorius principalis) pons n. spinalis (n. tractus spinalis)

Trigeminal nerve (V) trigeminal nerves V/1: ophtalmic V/2: maxillary ganglion (Gasser) and division of

Trigeminal nerve (V) trigeminal nerves V/1: ophtalmic V/2: maxillary ganglion (Gasser) and division of the trigeminal n. V/3 mandibular

Trigeminal nerve (V) • V/1: ophtalmic n. : Cavernous sinus sup. orbital fissure orbit

Trigeminal nerve (V) • V/1: ophtalmic n. : Cavernous sinus sup. orbital fissure orbit Branches: frontal n: skin lacrimal n. : lacrimal gland (sensory fibers)+”hitchhiker” (VII) nasociliary n. : eye, nasal cavity, dorsal part of the nose

V/1: Ophthalmic nerve frontal n. lacrimal n. nasociliary n.

V/1: Ophthalmic nerve frontal n. lacrimal n. nasociliary n.

Trigeminal nerve (V) • V/2: maxillary: Foramen rotundum Branches: infraorbital n. : upper row

Trigeminal nerve (V) • V/2: maxillary: Foramen rotundum Branches: infraorbital n. : upper row of the teeth zygomatic n. : face along the zygomatic arch palatine nn. : oral cavity, palate post. nasal rr : nasal cavity (septum, lateral wall)

V/2 Maxillary nerve

V/2 Maxillary nerve

Trigeminal nerve (V) V/3 mandibular: (carries mainly the motor fibers of the trigeminal n.

Trigeminal nerve (V) V/3 mandibular: (carries mainly the motor fibers of the trigeminal n. ) foramen ovale infratemporal fossa mandibular canal foramen mentale • Motor branches: to muscles of massication • Auriculotemporal n. : sensory innervation: temporomandibular joint tympanic membrane (ant. part) acustic meatus parotis visceromotor innervation: parotis (fibers from CN IX) • Inf. alveolar n. : sensory innervation: upper row of the teeth lower lip, skin motor innervation: mylohyoid, ant. belly of the digastricus m. • Lingual n. : sensory innervation: general: tongue (ant. 2/3) taste: chorda tympany (fibers from CN VII)

V/3 Mandibular nerve auriculotemp. n. motor branches lingual n. inf. alveolar n.

V/3 Mandibular nerve auriculotemp. n. motor branches lingual n. inf. alveolar n.

Facial nerve (VII) • Mixed nerve: somatomotory, viscerosensory, visceromotory fibers • Somatomotory: mimetic muscles

Facial nerve (VII) • Mixed nerve: somatomotory, viscerosensory, visceromotory fibers • Somatomotory: mimetic muscles • Viscerosensory: taste sensation of the anterior 2/3 of the tongue • Visceromotory: lacrimal gland (V/1 „hitchhicker) small salivary glands of the nasal cavity and soft palate sublingual and submandibular gland

Facial nerve (VII) somatomotor nucleus: facial colliculus visceromotor nucleus: n. salivatorius sup. pons sensory

Facial nerve (VII) somatomotor nucleus: facial colliculus visceromotor nucleus: n. salivatorius sup. pons sensory nucleus: n. solitarius + n. tractus solitarii medulla

Facial nerve (VII) facial nerve

Facial nerve (VII) facial nerve

Facial nerve (VII) • Temporal bone (post. surface): facial canal geniculum: greater petrosal n.

Facial nerve (VII) • Temporal bone (post. surface): facial canal geniculum: greater petrosal n. stylomastoid foramen • Branches: greater petrosal n. : lacrimal gland, salivary glands of the nasal cavity and soft palate (with V/1) stapedius n. : motor nerve for stapedius m. chorda tympany: taste sensory of the ant. 2/3 of the tongue (with V/3) motor branches to digasticus m. + mimetic muscles

Facial nerve (VII) greater petrosal n. stapedius n. chorda tympani muscular branches

Facial nerve (VII) greater petrosal n. stapedius n. chorda tympani muscular branches

Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) Mixed nerve: somatosensory, somatomotory, viscerosensory and visceromotory fibers • Somatosensory: general

Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) Mixed nerve: somatosensory, somatomotory, viscerosensory and visceromotory fibers • Somatosensory: general (pain) from tongue (post 1/3) pharynx • Somatomory: muscles of the pharynx • Viscerosensory: taste (post. 1/3 of the tongue) swalloing reflex carotis sinus • Visceromotory: parotis parasympathetic innervation (with V/3)

Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) Motor nuclei: Sensory nuclei: Somatosensory: n. tractus spinalis of V. Visceromotor:

Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) Motor nuclei: Sensory nuclei: Somatosensory: n. tractus spinalis of V. Visceromotor: salivatory n. Somatomotor: n. ambiguus Viscerosensory: solitary n. medulla

Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) glossopharyngeal n.

Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) glossopharyngeal n.

Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) lesser petrosal n. tympanic n. ramus sinus caroticus ramus lingualis

Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) lesser petrosal n. tympanic n. ramus sinus caroticus ramus lingualis

Vagus nerve (X) • Mixed nerve: somatosensory, somatomotory, viscerosensory, visceromotory fibers • Somatosensory: general

Vagus nerve (X) • Mixed nerve: somatosensory, somatomotory, viscerosensory, visceromotory fibers • Somatosensory: general sensory+pain • Somatomotory: striated muscles of pharynx, larynx esophagus • Viscerosensory: mucosa of the larynx, pharynx trachea, esophagus pleura, pericardium, lung stomach, organs present in the upper part of the abdominal cavity • Visceromotory: glands of the upper mentioned organs

Vagus nerve (X) Motor nuclei: Visceromotor: ala cinerea med. Somatomotor: n. ambiguus Sensory nuclei:

Vagus nerve (X) Motor nuclei: Visceromotor: ala cinerea med. Somatomotor: n. ambiguus Sensory nuclei: Somatosensory: tractus spinalis n. V. Viscerosensory: solitary nucleus, ala cinerea lat.

Vagus nerve (X) Vagus nerve

Vagus nerve (X) Vagus nerve

Vagus nerve (X) • Jugular foramen vagina carotica (neck) chest cavity anterior mediastinum: recurrent

Vagus nerve (X) • Jugular foramen vagina carotica (neck) chest cavity anterior mediastinum: recurrent laryngeal arteries post. mediastinum esophagus abdominal cavity Branches: cervical: ext. acustic meatus, pharynx, larynx chest cavity: pericardium, pleura, trachea, bronchioles, esophagus abdominal cavity: stomach, liver, colon

Accessory nerve (XI) • Motor nerve: (largest part belogs to cranial nerve X), ext.

Accessory nerve (XI) • Motor nerve: (largest part belogs to cranial nerve X), ext. branch: sternocleidomastoid + trapezius m. N. ambiguus

Accessory nerve (XI) Jugular foramen Accessory n. : cranial root spinal root

Accessory nerve (XI) Jugular foramen Accessory n. : cranial root spinal root

Accessory nerve (XI) sternocleidomastoid m. trapezius m.

Accessory nerve (XI) sternocleidomastoid m. trapezius m.

Hypoglossal nerve (XII) • Motor nerve: muscles of the tongue, infrahyoid muscles hypoglossal n.

Hypoglossal nerve (XII) • Motor nerve: muscles of the tongue, infrahyoid muscles hypoglossal n.

Hypoglossal nerve (XII) hypoglossal canal hypoglossal nerve

Hypoglossal nerve (XII) hypoglossal canal hypoglossal nerve

Hypoglossal nerve (XII) • Neck: between a. carotis comm. and int. jugular vein •

Hypoglossal nerve (XII) • Neck: between a. carotis comm. and int. jugular vein • lateral groove of the tongue ansa cervicalis

Hypoglossal nerve (XII) hypoglossal nerve ansa cervicalis

Hypoglossal nerve (XII) hypoglossal nerve ansa cervicalis